English Explanatory Dictionary

lauraceous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order (Lauraceae) of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and including laurel, sassafras, cinnamon, true camphor, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɔɹˈeɪ.ʃəs/

Word forms

lauraceous more lauraceous most lauraceous

Etymology

From Lauraceae, from Latin laurus (“laurel”) + -aceous.

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